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iPad continues to be sort of a confusing product. Who is plopping down the money for a new iPad + keyboard case and couldn't just afford a MacBook Air which is much more capable?
iPad continues to be sort of a confusing product. Who is plopping down the money for a new iPad + keyboard case and couldn't just afford a MacBook Air which is much more capable?
Apple made a bad version of Windows Vista
Nice try troll
No doubt Windows 12 will attempt to copy all of this while still having UI elements and icons that haven't changed since Windows 95 like Control Panel.
Nice try troll
No doubt Windows 12 will attempt to copy all of this while still having UI elements and icons that haven't changed since Windows 95 like Control Panel.
Ok.. windows 7 then. It's not a troll, it's just funny. I have an iPhone.
Don't use apple so I don't really have a stake in it but it's very aesthetic. The readability hysterics is engagement/rage bait, they'll tune it as they get more feedback.
Windows 7 only had transparency and blurring
It had none of the light refracting and splitting that Liquid Glass has.
This is some next level shit
Don't use apple so I don't really have a stake in it but it's very aesthetic. The readability hysterics is engagement/rage bait, they'll tune it as they get more feedback.
also that last part of that video reminds me of this. Give or take the live tiles which are now called widgets on iOS.
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I agree with you. iOS26 is basically if Windows Vista / 7 came out today across multiple devices. Addint with it is a crap-ton of icons and a cluttered desktop that you can shove together in more icons called folders. They're doing nothing to innovate or simplify and are adding a ton of complexity by hiding features. Phone OS's in general need an overhaul.Worst OS I've ever used, the hybrid approach defied all logic, it's like they just spent an evening designing it while having a night out on the piss in a bar and just dumped it on the public.
Aesthetically it was awful too.
- Start menu had random blank spaces
- Tile colours were garrish
- Visually inconsistent with the desktop
- Win 95/XP/7 icons mixed with flat white 8 icons
- Buttons were flattened starting an awful trend, even MacOS 7 and Win95 designers realised buttons needed to appear raised.
Seriously, I can't believe we went from fruitier aero to THAT!
I remember downloading it on my last Windows PC and just having this sinking feeling while using it. I've never owned a Windows app since, though I do find Windows 11 aesthetically pleasing
Funnily enough both iPad and Android tablets are finally getting traditional desktop windowing this year, who thought multistasking design from the 80s with overlapping resizable windows was the answer all along.
I agree with you. iOS26 is basically if Windows Vista / 7 came out today across multiple devices. Addint with it is a crap-ton of icons and a cluttered desktop that you can shove together in more icons called folders. They're doing nothing to innovate or simplify and are adding a ton of complexity by hiding features. Phone OS's in general need an overhaul.